Chrome May Be Downloading a 4GB AI Model — Here’s What We Know

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An independent investigation ensures that Google Chrome can quietly download a local Gemini Nano model of about 4 GB on compatible computers. The case reopens the debate about consent, transparency, user control, local AI processing and up to the environmental cost of deploying heavy software on a large scale. *** A researcher documented the appearance of a file called weights.bin within the OptGuideOnDeviceModel directory in Chrome profiles. Th…